As the Owner, Managing Director, Operations Director or the person with sole responsibility for change then you will need to be the one driving the Lean Manufacturing implementation process. The Lean Manufacturing Champion! If you are not the person with sole responsibility then you will need to convince your Manager or Board of Directors that ‘Lean Manufacturing’ is the way forward for a profitable future. This may not be an easy task but without full buy in from the Management Team your journey will be a constant uphill struggle. Continue reading →

Whether you are in manufacturing or not, if you have customers, employees and processes you will have an issue with at least one the following:

Constant pressure to reduce prices

Cash flow problems

No clear business plan

Poor staff morale

Health & Safety issues

Below standard quality

Customer complaints

Excessive lead times

Lack of space to grow the business

Poor housekeeping

Some of the largest companies in the world, such as, Coca Cola, Dell, Kraft and Toyota have proved that applying Lean Thinking and Lean Manufacturing Techniques will either eliminate all of the above issues or Continue reading →

You will be pleased to know that the following response to the question is in layman’s terms.

Answer:

‘Lean Manufacturing’: a culture embraced by a company to efficiently achieve its objectives by removing waste.

Sorry! Layman’s terms; let’s examine the above statement in a little more detail and explain step by step. Continue reading →